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This “let’s see what happens” approach toward his research gives the novel a very unafraid attitude. Van Sciver is not professing to be a Mormon, so he has no fear of the LDS church should he learn something disturbing about their leader. And he is not claiming some totally anti-religious stance, so he has no […]
(ANALYSIS) Well, Tuesday’s the day. Thank God. As Taylor Schumann tweeted recently, “The human body was not built to withstand 3 Trump election cycles.” The weeks before an election are always some of the busiest of my life. In an average year, I do about 80-100 media interviews. In the run-up to a presidential election, […]
In return for non-profit status, federal law forbids churches and others to back political candidates — a limitation now facing two potentially significant federal court challenges. The mandatory Form 990 information covers non-profits’ revenue, spending on their mission and on administrative and fundraising overhead, salaries of top officials and the names of board members and […]
While we’re waiting around to see who wins the US elections, we already know who’s lost: the legacy media. It is no longer the proud fourth estate where campaign agendas are fought out and political narratives formed. It’s not a failure of journalists — their work is as good as, or better than, ever. But […]
(ANALYSIS) It’s a good thing when academics and pundits start writing about hot-button issues linked to screen culture. That’s how things get done in the marketplace of ideas. It’s a good thing when journalists start noticing the research produced by public intellectuals (Hello Jonathan “Anxious Generation” Haidt), because that leads to ongoing debates that […]
(ANALYSIS) I unknowingly became a member of an American Baptist Church. That’s a true story. I grew up in the Southern Baptist tradition in a big-ish church in downstate Illinois. I don’t actually recall how I found out we were Southern Baptists, but I just somehow always knew. Maybe it’s because I heard some […]
Donald Trump walked out onto the floor of the Republican National Convention in July to James Brown’s It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World. Pundits have noted that although Kamala Harris has campaigned hard on reproductive rights, she hasn’t mentioned the f-word, wearing “the various aspects of her identity lightly”. Although she would be the nation’s […]
Generative artificial intelligence could create close to 1,000 times more electronic waste by the start of the next decade, a global analysis has found. Without any waste reduction measures, e-waste from AI would see significant growth – from 2,600 tonnes in 2023 to 2.5 million tonnes in 2030, the scientists said. That would be equivalent […]
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts next to Maya Rudolph as she makes an appearance on Saturday Night Live in New York City, U.S., November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Maya Rudolph react as they sit opposite one another on the day […]
Abortion rights organizers hope the ballot measures will restore reproductive rights to what has become an “abortion and maternal care desert” On the eve of a potentially historic presidential election, Natasha Sutherland is tired. The born-and-raised Floridian and senior advisor to the Yes on 4 campaign has been fighting to expand and protect abortion access […]